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...choice, not because (like a good many of the Africans she studies) she lacks food—and she is stumbling down this long, paisley-print carpet with a precarious glass of red wine.Lest I erroneously draw myself out of this Orientalist mis-en-scène, I should mention that I am presently ensconced in a Queen Anne chair, accompanied by a steady stream of gin and tonics, brought to me by a breathtaking member of D.C.’s Ethiopian community who I’ve shamelessly been flirting with, utilizing all of the several Amharic words...
...meeting in Hong Kong is gearing up to fit this same fractious, muddled pattern. Even by the standards of global trade talks, it will be gargantuan: government ministers and their aides from 148 countries are scheduled to attend, not to mention thousands of lobbyists, armies of protesters from around the world, and some 3,500 journalists. What's striking this time is the palpable nervousness in the air. The meeting is billed as critical for wrapping up a new multilateral trade accord, the ninth since 1947. This one is known as the Doha Development Round because it was conceived four...
...McDonald’s All-America nominee was ranked as one of the top 20 seniors in the Milwaukee area, and was both an honorable mention and second team all-state selection his senior season. He was twice named to the All-Greater Metro Milwaukee first team...
...Years before she headlined a regional powerhouse at Sidwell Friends High School in Maryland, earned the nickname “Smooth Operator” from The Washington Post, and so consistently dominated the Washington, D.C., area’s Independent School League that she earned honorable mention from the famed McDonald’s All-America team; and even longer before she paced the Ivy League in assists, became Harvard’s most dangerous scoring threat, and led the Crimson women’s basketball team to an Ivy title, Holsey accomplished something far more basic, wonderful, and gratifying...
...actually asked me how I was doing, and then I couldn’t believe all this stuff had been going on and I hadn’t noticed a thing!” Aldana said. “My host mom didn’t even mention this until a couple days ago, and only to say that the international media was exaggerating.” That perspective was echoed at an informal discussion called “Why Paris is Burning” on Wednesday at the Center for European Studies. Assistant Professor of History Mary Lewis...